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OMPLETELY understand. This NYD resolution is to rid myself of the accumulation. I started NYD by throwing out boxes of TV, phone, stereo cables and some electrical stuff. I've adopted a Noah's Ark approach; 2 of anything is enough (talking about small parts here).
I have been tossing potted plants as they become unattractive instead of continuing to nurse them. I've removed some lawn that went around shrubs and was hard to maintain. Now it's mulch.
Tools are tough to get rid of. The better idea here is to have enough storage so that they are easy to get to. A pile of equipment in the corner is not fun to dig through. Although a professional organizer would be nice, I can do this and so can you. Besides, I can't afford the services or a whole bunch of fancy storage system. I'll have to wing it on that.
The kitchen is not my domain. I used to cook, no more. My wife has way too much stuff in there and elsewhere. It's very frustrating. To me, a kitchen would have only enough utensils to cook one large meal. One set of bowls is enough. We have several and some haven't been used in a long, long time.
Some suggest that if you haven't used an item in a year, to get rid of it. That doesn't seem to be practical in some cases, but it's got to be at least one of the criteria.
I've even considered offering some things as "on loan" just to get someone else to be the custodian, but I don't think that's gonna work. An example is a pressure washer I rarely use.
Good luck on this. We need a support group.
